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The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-25
A HUNGRY PLACE.

While Attorney General Garland was sitting under tree in his Hom- inv Hill retreat, an old fellow, fol- lowed by six or eight dogs, came along. stopped, looked searchingly at Mir. Garland, seated himself on log, slapped brindle cur and said:
 live been eround here several times, but this is tine fust time that Eve cotch you at home" time."
 Don't try to raise crap, it seems"
 No"
 Did you ever try"
 "No."
 Do you reckon this old dirt would sprout black-eyed pear"
 Not if the eye were too black"
 "Ef you wuZ to take away the crickets do you believe woodpecker could make his living on it?"
 "Don't believe he could"
 "I reckon you stay here till you git hungry an then go way"
 "Yes."
 .Is that yore cow that's down an kain't git up over yander?"
 II haven't any cow"
 "She's somebody's. 1 reckon she got on yore place an fell away so fast that she kain't git off no mo. Wuz that yore ole hoss that died out wander in the thicket the other day."
 "\o."
 "Them yore sheep starvin' down wander in the bottom?"
 "No."
 "Is that wander yore dog that's tryin' to jump over the tencc?"
 No"
 Look adhere, what in the deuce have you got, anyway
 This farm"
 That all?"
 About all, 1 believe
 "Whar air they goin' to bury you!"
 Do look like man that's going to be buried pretty soon?"
 "Wall, no, but et you aint got nothin' but this farm, you air mighty app to drap off at any mint. Whut'll you take fur this old pol place."
 ''If it's so poor, what do you want with it?"
 "Wall, you sec, Eve got spite at n feller, and l want to turn his cattle in here. I'm sorter hungry. Did you fetch a snack with you?" "No."
 "Whut air you goin' to do for somethin'? You'll starve to death be- fore you ken git away from here"
 "Pm expecting friend with loaf of bread pretty soon:"
 "What business air you in?"
 "Pm the attorney general of the United States"
 "What, is this Mir. Garland?"
 "Yes."
 "Waii, Gus, you come over to my house. I've got hunk of corn bread and some sorghum moiasses over there, and I'll be dinged if Pll see you go hungry. It don't make no diffunce to me if you air 'turney general, I'll treat you like A white mano
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-25
VOL. II. NO. ).
A RAIN SONG.

Oh, de wedder's gittin' dry, an rse 'feerd we'll hab CT drouf (Let de tears O de heabens come down, good Lawd), Fur de coolin' wins at mawn min am CT shiftin ter de souf Get de tears O de heabens come down. good Lawd.l Ise often heard it said 'mong de sinners in de crowd Get de tears O de heabens come down, good Dat satan blows his pref in de yaller-eended Let de tears O de hcabens come down, good But femme tell yer whut, fur de fack is Get de tears O de hea bens come down, good Dat de cloud dat Satan sens us Is de cloud wdout de rain. (Let de tears O de heabens come down, good Lawd.)
 Let de gentle rain come,
 Let de soft rain come, Let de rain dat'n hep de cotton stalk come
 An we'll pray CT deep pra'r.
 An we'll pray CT sweet pra'r, An we'll sen up de praises wid CT happy mouf song.
 Sing CT war yer gwine, Moses,
 Sing CT war yer gwine, Saul? Oh, I'se gwine ter shake my feet at de halle lujah ball. De best sort O rain comes erlong widout CT noise, Let de tears O de heaDenS come down, good Lawd) Like de things O less pertensions whut do fetch de greater joys. (Let de tears O de heabens come down, good Lawd.l De cloud dat comes CT boomin like CT man dat blows his hon (Let de tears O de heabens come down, good Lawd) Is ap' ter break an leab yer in de lurch sho's yer bon; Get de tears O de heabens come down, good Lawd); Fur de thunder an de lightnin' an de rushin' rain an win (Let de tears O de heabens come down, good Lawd), Is CT sost O hokey .pokey fur ter rope de suckers in.
 Let de genie rain come,
 Let de soft rain come, Let de rain datll hep de cotton-stalk come erlong;
 An we'll pray CT deep pra'r
 An we'll pray sweet prar, An we'll sen up de praises wid CT happy mouf song,
 Sing CT Tar yer gwine Moses,
 Sing war gwine Saul? Oh, Ise gwine ter shake my feet at de halle lujah ball.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-25
POWERFUL ARGUMENT.

Two plantation lHgrocS met iu tho road; "iood mornln' Hrudcr An- thony; good mornIn'."
 IVY. how do, Rrudcr Williams; how do2 B'en ohcr W har de railrWul kyars runsg"
 "Nas. been cr sortcr a'ntrrin' obcr dat way"
 "ll@h any 'skusslon o' k'lamitics gwinc ony"
 "Oh, yae; mighty furry In dc lan'."
 w hut's up nowg"
 Wy. da say dat dc prcScr,len' hah ordcrNl dat dc se@'sh flags mus bc sont back down hcah,
 Look hcah, yer doan' tell me latf"
 "Sas, does. bruder; yas, does tell yer dat bcrv ihek."
 "Wall. whut tia wantrr da dat llrp"
 "Doan' know, lcs@on It's or move ter put us all back Inter slalrry crgin"
 "MussyhIl hoalens. hopes dnt nn't er tark. fur II would go mighty hard W Id mo ter go back Inter slabery now. lc,nlne tell yer Hut nIn't gw ino ter oncaSy mcrsef, cakc l doan bleln da l.awd gwino ter let cm put mo hack In slabery now dat l'sa Jest finished elcarin' npa piece e new Rroun'; an' sides dat t'ac mos got my piare paid fur an duan hlehc ,le l.nwd'a g1l Ina ter let 'rm cheat mo outen de h,s' vars work o' my life Dem lnr's la steers dat bought from old man Pot. ter, Whut gwine ter come e dcm ei fsc tuck back Inter siahcryf Yer see all desc p'ints Rwine ter weigh mighty hcaby wId de Lawd when ,Ie tima comes"
 "Iaa. bruddrr, dat's er pow'ful ar gyment, sholy, bnt s'poxcn de lawd Is kcp' so busy wutchin' dc polcrticians dat he aln't got tiinr fer look Ht nil dcle ycrc p'ints. den whutf"
 "Waii. wen it comes down ter dat, I'm Rwim trr Rit outen dis country, dai'a all: an lommc tell yer, ct tin does ketrh mc nn' pnt mo back in slabcry Pm Rwim ter hnb my 'vcnge."
 "liow sof"
 "W'y. Pm Rwine ter cut loose rum my 'liRion ab at my marsicr outch house mn home Ill eat on him tIil he will ,nll me up m say, ll1h. tnke yer freedom an git away irtn di- place Hut lookln' at II ss'syus. biud- der, dc Lawd alu't gwinm ter lrt us go back"
 "lIc mout do lt Co punish us iur our sins"
 "Dcn whnt he gwine ter do fer pun ish dc whit. folks fur da sinsf oh, mo- doan fret ycr@ef. Think o' dc new Rroun m tc Eirrrr. Date 'I" pow 'iul argument"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-25
NOT ALL LIARS.

An earnest old fellow who had doubtless suffered at the hands of the slaDderer, while closing prayer dur ing a revival, said:
 And, oh, Lord, let us pray that all liars may be paralyzed-no, not all liars, Lord. for we have lived go long in this town that we find it necessary to lie little ourseif sometimes. Just paralyze those who lie against us and not those who lie for us, and Thou need'st never hesitate to call upon us for any favor in our power"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-25

In Rnnouwing the suspension of hls great political organ, the editor of IA country paper said: ''lt is Impossible to ay any thing new or interesting on the death of newspaper. People
 find their greatest intellectual enter taiDinent In surpris"s, and as th" sus- pensi1n Of my paper k not likely so surprise any one, nii at loss IA to saying something that will be worthy of perusai. could give history of
 my downs~-i have had po ups but 1 fnr that might fall short of tbat cn- tertAinneDt which 1 think every nf- had paid thc ten dollars which he owes ne this paper would now be in HOurishing condition, but. after we mad IR.sorss. hard and perhaps dishon- eAiiy for his eiection, he not only falIsd to give us tie appointment of deputy sheriff, but denied that he owed us ten doilars. If lac WAS not larger man than we are we would whip him. We have whipped people, gentle reader. We don't wish the community any harm, but wc would like to @e it over run by nRro militia-1,y yer would like to ses old man Jecklefn, who owns the slianty iB which we now write, cut into strips and Jcrked like tough article of bssf. We have just received piece Of in. telligeDcs that almost tsmpts US to make another effort to continue the publication of our paper. Gsorse Buekstar was run over by eoDstruc- ti0n train. Never more will we take up our pen in opposition to railroada, for we have this day learDcd that they are great thing for . community. The Last time we saw Bnckstar he kIcked Us. He did not at that time know that the iron horse would aveDge the unhallowed deed. Hemem- ber that eontribution of twenty five cents each from thirty Of our leading citizens will insure live and ener- getie paper for another three months. Come 4ae, come all"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-25
CHICAGO ILL, ROCK ARK. SATURDAY.
NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS.

Manager of lcctuN bucau (to ap- plicMnt)-"What we want Is man to 20 ito the temperance field"
 Applicant-'l think that I'm your man.
 Mamger-"A Arc you aware that sue cess in this line requires peculiar ma terialg"
 Applicant-"Ies."
 Manager-"A you think that you possess, or, in other words. that you are, that materialg"
 Applicant"
 Manager--"A Ire you good talker2" !"
 Applieant--"l am said to bc very fine,
 Manager---"llnve you ever been n drunkard?"
 Applicant---"Yes.'
 Manager--"Much ofa drunkard?"
 Applicant,--"Well, pretty fair sort of drunkard."
 Manger-"A pretty fair sort of an ever, day drunkard. l am afraid won't do. What we want, you under. stand, is man who has disting uishcd himself sufficiently to make an im- preston on the audience; otherwise he will bc likely to fall flat, and this is T business in which 1t Is best to take no chances. Did you ever wallow in the strects?"
 Applicant---"Oh. yes"
 Managcr-"Well. that's eneour- aging. What else did you do?"
 Applicant-"Staggereda around"
 Mnnagcr-"That's nothing. Any conmon- place drunkard can staggcr, !"
 Applicant--"Wcll, stole n hat"
 Managcr--"Go ahead; you are on the right track. What else did you do?"
 Applicant--"Told lies about my former wealth."
 Manager "That's nothing. I've donc that my self, and vet don't think thmt an fitted 10 be n ic,npeiance lecturer. Can't you think of some- thing clsef'
 Applicant --'l mistreated my family in Il shameful manncr?"
 Mamger--"Tbat's good. Did you beat your wife,"
 Applicant --"\u. she beat me
 Manager won't doat all. If you can't think of something elsc, aln afraid that we cannot employ you"
 Applicant-"Oh. yes, l served three years in the penitentiary."
 Maimger--"Ah, your cause h brightening. What did they srid you up ferf'
 Applicant-"St "Stabbing fellow"
 Manager Were you drunk at the timer"
 Applicant-"Pretty full"
 Manager" Wouldn't have done it without tho whisky"
 Applicant--"No,l think not"
 Manager" You'll do; and have no doubt but that yon will have n long and useful career as lecturer. Oh, say, did you beat your cbildreD!"
 Applicant--"No, sir"
 Manager That's unfortunate. Didn't you even slap one of tbcm?"
 Applicant
 Manager Well, am afraid can't use you. There was fellow in here just now who poisoned his DelRhbOr's well, killed n widows COW and chokei defenscless washcrwoman to death, and guess we'd better take him. You have several very good points, sir, but fear that you have not hsd the experience necessary tO success. Unless man has committed about all the crimes expected of A drunken man, he cannot interest refined audience. Do not be discouraged. You are young yet, and by improving your time you may eventually ssicceed."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-25
MUTUAL.

Over worked literary man (to friend )-11'll tell you whats fact, this thing of shutting one's self up in a room and continuously digging down into the imagination wears q man out"
 Friend-"And that Is not the worst phase of it, you know. It also wears the public out"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-25

The editor of an English magazine, after receiving q call from Buffalo Bill, wrote an article fin which he ac- knowledged that the Americans wrote the best short stories. It would be we'll to recall Mr. Phelps and let WiI- liam take his place.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-25

Wife to Hnsband-"Here's an &C., count of woman 100 years old. I would like to see her"
 Husband-"Oh, it wouldn't be much of sight"
 Wife-"You never saw a woman that old"
 3Oh, yes; saw Maggie Mitchell the other night"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-25

Tine Indians esbu0t stsSsa the lrAa- ences of civilization. The recent rec volt, it is officially declared. can be traced directly to the introduction of base ball. W
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-25
LIM NINGS.

The Americans are going into Mex ico to build railroads in order to make room for the English who want to build roads in the United States.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-25

The old comparison, good as wheat" has been discarded by the Chicago board of trade men.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-25

In closing an article on the passing away of beloved and time honored citizen, the Yokeberg Whirlcind says: ''We do not think that we exaggerate when we say that the funeral was very sad" It seems that lively funerals have been the rule in that community.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-25

On an English railway train-First Passenger-"You are from America, presumeT
 Second Passenger-"Yes."
 First Passenger-"How are politics over there?'
 Second P.-"Don't know any thing whatever about politics"
 First P.-"Then you must be Mr. Blaine, of whom I have seen some- thing in the newspapers"
 Second P.-"Yes, my name is Blaine But how did you know"
 First P.-"Because you are the only American who is thoroughly out of politics"
 In the North American Reriew for June, Dr. H. Pereira Mendes tells why he is Jew. The Presby terians and the Baptists, the Methodists and the Episcopalians, the Lutherans and the Congregationalists, all have in their turn explained why they adhere to their own peculiar faith. Their claims are more or less extravagant, and at times just little fanatical. Now that all of the other religi0nists have had their say, the Jew proudly comes for ward and defines his position. He comes not with the arior of frowning and painful fanaticism, but with the exultant consciousness of civilized pri- ority. He knows that when the ances- tors of the men whose hands seem to be turned against him were living in caves and eating raw meat, his fore fathers lived in palaces and feasted upon cracked wheat and huckle- ber- ries and pumpkin pie and an extra quail of sorghum molasses. History, both sacred and profane, tells him that his ancestors were the chosen people, and that the world to-day is deeply in- debted to the wisdom of the selection. When it comes to ancient history, the Hebrew stands on solid ground, and it is useless for the man who still sees stumps and deadened trees standing in the field of his own genealogy to con- tend against him. The Jews may be scattered to the four winds of the earth, but they seem to be getting along pretty well. They have large num- Der of mortgages stored away, and re- ceive fair profit on the coat that so beautifully fits the young fellow from over the creek.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-09-17
Useful and HurtfuI Medicines.

There is certain class of remedies for constipation absolutely useless. These are boluses and potions made ill great part of podophyllin, aloes, rhubarb, gam boge, and other worthless ingredients. The damage they do to the stomachs of those who use them is incalculable. They evacuate the bowels, it is true, but always do so violently and profusely, and be, sides, gripe the bowels. Their effect i: to weaken both them and the stomach. Better far to use the agreeable and salu tary aperient, Hostetter's Stomach Bit. ters, the laxative effect of which is nevel preceded by pain, or accompanied by { convulsive, violent action of the bowels On the contrary, 1t invigorates those or gans, the stomach and the entire system As means of curing and preventing malarial levers, no medicine can compare with it, and it remedies nervous debility rheumatism, kidney and bladder inactiv ity, and other inorganic ailments
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-09-17

THERE is broad stretch of country
 between Florence and Casa Grande,
 forming a slight depression from the general level of the mesa, which receives the overflow of the water of the Santa Cruz river, and often when heavy rains have visited the upper portion of country drained by that stream the somewhat surprising phenomenon is witnessed of a broad river sluggishly flowing in north westerly direction when perhaps not a drop of rain has made a local visitation. hid this overflow occur with any stated regularity large area of desert land might be reclaimed, but no dependence can be placed upon it and so far as any benefits to be derived from it, it might as we'll not occur. It serves, however, to furnish a guide to a source of water supply from which powerful. pumping machinery can bring an inexhaustible quantity of water to the surface for irri- gating the splendid lands adjacent there
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-09-17

Alfalfa is more proftably grown, as a rule, on moist land where the water is not too near the surface, although dry land often produces an excellent crop, but on such land is apt to become too hard and woody. Wet land is not suit able. Ordinarily ten pounds of seed to the acre IS sufficient, but cold, damp ground requires more. On good soil with care, alfalfa lasts about twenty years. Young alfalfa, in particular, should not Se irrigated in hot weather till high enough to shade tha ground. It is customary to irrigste as soon after :soy. ing as the hay can be gotten of the ground, a..5 is ready for irrigation again in about two weeks. ai.ssclfa should be cut few days after the blossoms appear, when it is to be fed to cattle Or good land it can be cut every four weeks for from seven to ten months in the year. and yields from one to one and a half tons to the acre per cutting.-Ex.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-09-17

WE learn that an experienced and successful raisin grower of Riverside, California, has taken up section of land under the Florence canal which he intends planting entirely to raisin grapes. He made a careful examination of the soil and made himself familiar with the peculiarities of our climate before mak- ing the entry and he became thoroughly convinced that the mesa lands along the Florence canal will produce the best raj sins ill the world. Upon his recommend ation several other residents of River side have taken up similar bodies of land and they only await the completion of that conduit to begin the work of i'm provement. These gentlemen already possess business relations with the large dealers of the coast and in the east, and their success ill this valley will at once bring Arizona into prominence in this special production and open to our grow CTS a market for their productions almost at our doors,
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-09-17

THERE is one grand achievement for the accomplishment of which our people should make an emphatic effort with united hands and concord of sentiment, and that is the securing of railroad com munication with the outside world With the proper effort there is hardly a doubt that an extension of the Maricopa and Phenix railroad can be secured, and If our best efforts were exerted we might hope to have Q competing road. Our geographical position may require the tender of sufficient inducements to the . latter contingency, but we can well afford the sacrifice in view of the many advan- tages we shall reap from it. There are men of large capital in New York who seriously contemplate the construction of a road from Tucson or Benson to Flor. ence and hence through Phenix to con- nection with Arizona Central, and il they are met with spirit of generosity and liberaity by our citizens our valley VIII soon be filled with people seeking homes in this garden of the world. We cannot expect these benefits to come tc us unsought or unearned; we must put our shoulders to the wheel and shape ou, own future while the plastic character of she present time permits it to be done We must not permit an opportunity tc be lost through the want of effort upor our part, for the greater advantages ws can offer the more complete will be ou, ultimate triumph of prosperity. Let ui therefore organize local association witl the object of advancing by all honerabl, means the interests of our valley Through such body the sentiment O the people can be expressed and giver shape, and an influence be exerted tha IS far beyond the ability of any individua effort.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-09-17
Mammoth EIusings.
MAMMOTH Sept l4th.


 DEAR ENrERPRIsE.- Mammoth mine and mill are shut down for two months Wallace and Little were bent on going away and Capt Johnson decided at the last moment not to atterapt to run the mine and mill with new men, besides this: although the mill was taking out gold far in excess of expenses yet Was saving only about 65 per cent of the as say value of the ore. The work of ad- ding to the capacity of the mill and put ting in pans and settlers, or other means of saving the precious metal will soon be begun. There are immense reserves of fine ore in the mineand MT. J. N. Fletch- CT, the owner of the mine, determined to waste no more gold in tailings, but save the ore until new machinery could be put in.
 Our Rio San Pedro has been on the rampage, with higher water then has ever been known before. The families | living near the river in Meals Corral were compelled to move hastily, saving only their more valuable household ef- fects.
 Mr. Fuller remains in charge of the Mammoth mill and Charles Cochran at the mine.
 Jack Crane has turned his ore teams 0 1t on the fine range at Burgess camp and will rest up until the mill starts again.
 Ezekiels and Sower have dissolved part nership; Louis goes on visit to Callfor: mia and John Sower remains at the old stand.
 Mrs. Burch will soon again assume tho marital relations, but which one O. her many admirers will be the fortunate man is harl to tell at present writing.
 The country is clothed in the tiuest grass seen here for years and cattle mer are happy. There will soon be larg, force of men got to work on Burgess Gilman's copper mines and the road t them which will help in sttracting nor capital to the county.
 Harry Barnhart is finding lots of nativ and immense sheets of horn silver III tn Sample Mine, which is sure to prove bonanza for the fortunate buyers an } boom the stock. Dudleyville will sool l be quite litt,e t)wn-' In the opinion of PoLLED ANGUS.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-09-17

THE rains of the past week have been prolific in disaster to rail transportation and washouts have occurred all along the line both east and west. The inevitable results of this sudden embargo on com merce and communication with the out slde remnants of the great footstool, are dearth of many conveniences without which it is difficult to get along, and the utter absence of all news, epistolary or telegraphic. It is horrible to contem- plate the possible calamites that are daily happening of which we are kept in forced ignorance for the brief time required tc restore the broken connection by rail and the newspaper reader almost ques tions the right of news to transpire under such circumstance. The isolation occa stoned by protracted washout car scarcely be realized ty those who never suffer such interruption of communication and we sincerely hope the recent disas ters will not be repeated until we hay, competing railroads to give us at leas one avenue for the reception of supple | and news
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-09-17
Notice to Tax P ayers

Notice is hereby given that the Duplicate Assessment Roll of Pinal County, Arizona for the year 1887, is now in my possession for collection of taxes levied therein. Taxes will become delinquent on the third Monday oi December, 1887, and unless paid on that day or prior thereto, five per cent. will be added te the mount thereof as penalty.
 Payment of Taxes may be made at the Ia, Collectors office, Florence, Pinal County, Ar zona Territory, at any time between now ant the 18th day of December, 1887.
 JERE FRYER, Sheriff and Ex-oficio Tax Collector Final Co.,, A. T. Florence, A. T., Sept. 8, 1887.